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Ch. 4 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Spain

2.

What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?

a)

haciendas

b)

missions

c)

plantations

d)

presidios

3.

Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?

a)

Brazil

b)

New Netherland

c)

Plymouth

d)

Virginia

4.

What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

Plymouth

5.

The male landowning member of the Virginia Colony elected people to represent them in their legislature. What does the underlined word, legislature, mean in the sentence?

a)

a lawmaking branch of government

b)

a person who speaks for other people

c)

a church supported by the government

d)

an agreement among people, groups, or nations

6.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a)

a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown

b)

a movie about Pocahontas's life

c)

John Smith's book A Description of New England

d)

a recently published book about Jamestown

7.

What was one advantage of the Pilgrims' building their settlement on a bay?

a)

Land along a bay is good for farming

b)

The location provided a defense from Native American attacks

c)

The location provided a harbor for easy access to shipping and trade

d)

The Pilgrims could use the bay for fresh drinking water

8.

How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?

a)

He led their explorations of areas surrounding their colony.

b)

He taught the how to farm and to fish in their new settlement

c)

He taught them how to speak Native American languages

d)

He became their ally against nearby Spanish colonists

9.

In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?

a)

Delaware and Pensylvania

b)

Maryland and Virginia

c)

New York and New Jersey

d)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

10.

Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?

a)

the land along the St. Lawrence River

b)

the land along the Rio Grande

c)

the Great Lakes region

d)

the Mississippi River valley

11.

What year did the Virginia Company establish Jamestown?

a)

1535

b)

1607

c)

1620

d)

1682

12.

What year did Pedro Menendez de Aviles establish St. Augustine?

a)

1565

b)

1607

c)

1620

d)

1685

13.

What year did the Dutch establish New Amsterdam?

a)

1585

b)

1607

c)

1626

d)

1882

14.

What year did Samuel de Champlain establish Quebec?

a)

1607

b)

1608

c)

1626

d)

1682

15.

What year did William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish the Plymouth colony?

a)

1607

b)

1608

c)

1620

d)

1682

16.

How did the missionaries affect the Native Americans in New Spain?

a)

They tried to convert them to the Muslim religion.

b)

They tried to convert them to Christianity.

c)

They forced them to move to Spain.

d)

They stole all of their gold.

17.

Why was Jamestown a poor location for a settlement?

a)

The land was hard and rocky and not good for farming.

b)

It was too far from a port which kept them from easily transporting goods.

c)

The soil was swampy and not good for farming.

d)

Nearby Native American tribes stole food from their crops.

18.

How did the Mayflower Compact create a form of self-government?

a)

The signers agreed to vote on a king to rule them.

b)

The signers agreed that no laws or rules would be best.

c)

The signers agreed to govern themselves and make laws for the good of everyone.

d)

The Mayflower Compact did not create a form of self-government.

19.

What kinds of activities made up the early economies (how they made money) of the North American colonies?

a)

Farming and fur trading

b)

Ranching and fishing

c)

Shipping goods and raw materials

d)

All of the above

20.

Why was the House of Burgesses important?

a)

It helped to make laws that were needed to keep order.

b)

It was the first representative assembly in the English colonies.

c)

It allowed some of the Virginia colonists to elect members.

d)

All of the above